Lacking slack Crossword Clue – 2 Answers (4-5 Letters)

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The most likely answer for the crossword clue Lacking slack is TAUT. Other possible answers include TENSE.

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We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Lacking slack.

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Clues like Lacking slack often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Express, The Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail Mailword, Mail on Sunday, The Independent Inquisitor, among others.

TAUT

pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

5 letter answer(s) to lacking slack

TENSE

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
become stretched or tense or taut;
become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Lacking slack’

What's the best solution for Lacking slack?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Lacking slack is TAUT. Other possible answers include TENSE.

How many solutions are there for Lacking slack?

We have found 2 possible answers for the crossword clue Lacking slack.

Which crosswords feature clues like Lacking slack?

Clues like Lacking slack often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Daily Express, The Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail Mailword, Mail on Sunday, The Independent Inquisitor, among others.

Clue	Answers
Anxious	14
Nervous	12
Unbending	9
Stiff	8
Tense	8
Tight	7
Worked up	7
Jittery	5
Rigid	5
Strained	5
Keyed up	4
Stretched	4
Taut	4
Uptight	4
Wound up	4
Jumpy	3
On edge	3
Stressed	3
Stressful	3
Edgy	2
Ex-lax?	2
High-strung	2
Not relaxed	2
Pulled tight	2
Stretched tight	2
Stretched to the limit	2
Suspenseful	2
Without slack	2
All keyed up	1
All wound up	1
Almost all of cricket team getting Home Counties contract	1
Anxious for the future, say	1
… nervous energy, after 10s	1
Brace, in a way	1
By the sound of it, worked in education, far from relaxed	1
Causing anxiety decades before EU’s beginning	1
Drawn tight	1
Earnings drained after tax returns in future?	1
English 101 subject	1
Fully stretched	1
Having no play	1
In danger of snapping	1
In need of a massage, may	1
In need of a rubdown	1
It may be perfect	1
It may be present	1
Jeer with any number leaving stressed	1
Jittery Poles protected by supporter on course	1
Lacking play	1
Language study topic	1

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